Speech, language and communication development in children

Speech, language and communication: Giving children the best possible start in life

This resource aims to support health visitors and family nurses to assess and profile speech, language and communication (SLC), and to intervene early to promote SLC development in children. Early intervention by health visitors and family nurses can help break the intergenerational cycle of SLC disadvantage, social disadvantage, and inequality and empower families to give their children the best possible start in life. This resource supports practitioners to intervene early by providing links to a range of resources that can be used to support and empower parents to promote SLC development in their children Although primarily developed to support health visitors and family nurses in their daily work, the tool is highly relevant to all practitioners working with young children and their families. The resource is versatile and can be accessed from a computer, tablet or smart phone to support practitioners in the workplace, clinic or the home environment.